Just because someone has great content doesn't mean you like them as a rapper.

When I look at the arc of my career, my focus is on lyricism, right? I own that.

Now people won't beat you up if you are gay; they might just talk behind your back.

People didn't really take white rappers seriously until Eminem, because he was better than everybody. Like female emcees, you need to be like Lauryn Hill or Nicki Minaj or killing everything before somebody takes you seriously.

I feel like people mislead themselves when they tell themselves they're into me because of the lyrics. From my vantage point, people aren't into me because of the content, because of the lyrics. Because there's a million of rappers who have great content.

Consider me the entity within the industry without a history of spitting the epitome of stupidity.

What is Norah Jones' style? Is it just the albums that we've heard? She has a rock group where she plays guitar in, downtown in New York, so do we really know her style?